Mushrooms in Somerset County, Maine
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 July records across all years
Corticium minnsiae3 July records across all years- Rhodofomes roseus2 July records across all years
- Aleurodiscus farlowii2 July records across all years
Pycnoporellus fulgens2 July records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Resinoporia crassa4 August records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 August records across all years
Oxyporus corticola2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Inocybe maritimoides2 September records since 2011
- Inocybe giacomi2 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Inocybe subgiacomi | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Inocybe maritimoides | 2 |
| 14 | Inocybe giacomi | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Sep, Aug, Jul.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 9 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1
Jul 20, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Canaan, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 7, 2025Tulasnella aurantiacanear St. Albans, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 7, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear St. Albans, ME (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 22, 2025Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Athens, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 7, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Harmony, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Oct 13, 2024Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsutanear Harmony, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Nov 5, 2023Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Harmony, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Nov 3, 2023Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotinanear Harmony, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Oct 25, 2023Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivaceanear Pittsfield, ME · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
144 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 66 CC0 and 78 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.